DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa signed a raft of agreements with Russia and China on Tuesday, from maintenance for Russian helicopters in Africa to exchanges of solar and nuclear technology, as leaders ... Read more
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Kansas Jayhawks aren't about to complain about their No. 12 seeding. After all, they realize they were likely the last at-large team to make the women's NCAA tournament after losing ... Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — South Alabama has hired Butler associate head coach Matthew Graves as its head basketball coach, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. Graves will be ... Read more
ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) — The Gamaa Islamiya once waged a bloody insurgency here, attacking police and Christians in a campaign to create an Islamic state. Now a political force, the former jihadis say they are ... Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi during clashes that erupted on Saturday as he launched development projects in southern Egyptian ... Read more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Want to live like Rocky Balboa? The Italian Stallion's house is on the market. The home in South Philadelphia was featured in the 1979 movie "Rocky II." In the sequel to the Oscar-winning ... Read more
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that an explosion has injured several people in a port in the south of the country. The late Saturday report by ILNA did not specify the ... Read more
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader, was admitted to a hospital on Saturday for a scheduled medical check-up and doctors say there is no cause for ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between Syrian troops and rebel fighters flared on Thursday near an area where armed fighters linked to the opposition abducted 21 U.N. peacekeepers a day earlier. The peacekeepers are part ... Read more
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Eight South African police officers were charged with murder on Friday for the death of a taxi driver dragged by a police vehicle, a videotaped incident which became a worldwide symbol of ... Read more